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Essay / Complementary and Alternative Medicine - 1584
Integrative medicine is “…the combination of high-tech conventional medicine with alternative medicine in non-traditional therapies, products and practices, using the best healing approaches” (Saxon & Etten & Perkins, 2010). The use of this integrative medicine allows us to broaden the spectrum of possible treatments and focus on the health of the entire body. This ever-increasing change in healthcare has helped the elderly and the growing problems related to pain. Each of these complementary and alternative medicines can benefit older adults facing chronic pain and is an option for pain testing.